Karl Rahner Quotes

Germany, Theologian
March 5, 1904 – March, 30, 1984.

Karl Rahner (5 March 1904 – 30 March 1984) was a German Jesuit priest and theologian who, alongside Henri de Lubac, Hans Urs von Balthasar, and Yves Congar, is considered one of the most influential Roman Catholic theologians of the 20th century. He was the brother of Hugo Rahner, also a Jesuit scholar.

Also known as Writer, University Teacher, Catholic Priest

Every year we celebrate the holy season of Advent, O God. Every year we pray those beautiful prayers of longing and waiting, and sing those lovely songs of hope and promise.

Karl Rahner
- God
- Hope
- Beautiful
How often I have found that we grow to maturity not by doing what we like, but by doing what we should. How true it is that not every 'should' is a compulsion, and not every 'like' is a high morality and true freedom.

Karl Rahner
- True
- High
- Freedom

What Christ gives us is quite explicit if his own words are interpreted according to their Aramaic meaning. The expression 'This is my Body' means this is myself.

Karl Rahner
- Words
- Myself
- Meaning
Grace can and does have a history.

Karl Rahner
- History
- Grace
- Does
Grace is everywhere as an active orientation of all created reality toward God.

Karl Rahner
- God
- Reality
- Grace
The Christian of the future will be a mystic or he will not exist at all.

Karl Rahner
- Future
- Christian
- Mystic